on Monday, US Secretary of State John Kerry got a taste of the infamous Delhi traffic, after his motorcade was also stuck in a massive jam, triggered by the rains.
Media accompanying the US Secretary of State reported that his convoy was stuck in flooded roads on its way from the Delhi airport to the city. It took Kerry over two hours to get out of the logjam.
John Kerry stuck in traffic like everyone else on wet New Delhi night. pic.twitter.com/HiQD8lQlFs
— Nicholas Wadhams (@nwadhams) August 29, 2016
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in New Delhi on Monday to participate in the 2nd Indo-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue to be held on Tuesday. Terrorism emanating from Pakistan and other important issues, including economic matters like visas, will be discussed.
Kerry's drive from the airport took two hours. More rain forecast for tomorrow!
— Nicholas Wadhams (@nwadhams) August 29, 2016
During the Dialogue, to be co-chaired by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman along with Kerry and US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, the entire gamut of cooperation between the two countries will be taken up.
The co-chairs will be accompanied by a high-level inter- agency delegation on both sides. During the day-long meeting, Sitharaman will discuss bilateral trade and investment related matters with her US counterpart Pritzker.
According to an official, issues like visa and totalisation agreement are likely to figure in the meeting. Besides, the two sides would deliberate on ways to promote innovation and entrepreneurship.